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Volume 93, Issue 6 e c o p y r ig h t 1996 Wednesday, January 17, 1996
Expert gives views on national trends, dialogue
N ew s Analysis cessful i f skeptics o f ten ure thought time limit that can onN be z W A -
BjjrRyan Van Benthuysea be favored it and £*ns o f tenure ished under specific tircura-
T U C SO N — T h e room wasfiill O ^ t s g o ^ T ^ ^ e d i r e c t k M i to T h e se circumstances include
o f people from Arizona's uni- the board on the topic o f tenure po o r performance, the d a co n -
rcrsitiesbuta Harvard man stole an d to get them to t e n con- onuatxra o f a program taught
the show. * c e m * openly, b f O m inflructot and budget
Richard Chait, professor o f In a press b h e fi^ b d fiw e ^ tb c *****h! €
Business dean steps down;
will remain on faculty list
Regents lay tenure concerns on discussion table
• New university expected to break tenure mold, offer contracts
B y Ryan Van Benthuysen
T ic Lumberjack
T U C S O N — T h e Arizona Internationa] Cam pus in
Tiicson will navigate its first year o f existence with no
tenure policy.
T h e Arizona Board o f Regents voted unanimously
oil Friday to offer one* to five-year con tracts i nstead of
tenure options to faculty at the new campus.
A I C is scheduled to open this fall with about 100
students and six faculty
members.
Mark Davis, student re­gent.
said the reasoning
behind the decision was
to( see if the university
cquld recruit high-caliber faculty without a tenure
system.
lin n Montgom ery, N A U faculty senate president,
sold recruiting good faculty will be easy but hanging
cn to them will be hard.
H t it n o t a question o f recruitment, it is a question
a tim m e k u i,” he said.
professors without the security o f tenure will tend
tojkeep their eyes open fo r employment opponuni-ritsw
h k h o ffer tenure elsewhere , M ontgom ery said
[ T h n c are people out there waiting to huv good
ffeuky." he said
The vote to start A IC without a tenure policy came
at the tail-end o f the Board’ s decision on Thursday to
keep a tenure system at the other Arizona universi­ties.
University o f Arizona President Manuel Pacheco,
who proposed the no-tenure plan at A IC . told the
board on Friday that it would be easier to start the
school without tenure.
Along with Pacheco, Davis said once tenure is in
place, it isvery difficult to
abolish.
T h e decision is open-e
n d ed . a llo w lin g th e
board to enact tenure
down the road i f n ece v
sary. Davis said.
In addition, the board approved a temporary loca­tion
for A I C
The campus wfll be in the Science and T echnology
Park 2 0 mile* south o f downtown Tucson and will
share space with eight other firms, including IBM .
Davis said he voted against the temporary location
but the measure still passed by a vote o f 5 -1 .
Because o f the school's emphasis on liberal arts,
Davis said the business environment o f the location is
S t* TENURE AT AIC, ?a* t 4
CONSCIOUSNESS CALLS
By G .E . Roybal
The Lumberjack
T h e second dean in as many
months is stepping down from
his post as head o f an N A U col­lege.
Joseph J. Walka, the longest
tenured dean in the history o f the
College o f Business Administra­tion,
resigned effective Jan. 8.
“It’s something I’ve wanted to
do for a about a year,” he said.
W alka will remain on the business col­lege
faculty.
His duties, he said, will be “primarily
teaching, but (also) to work on statewide
program s — non credit, short courses
around the state — and assisting commu­nities
and partners with us, in terms o f
community and economic development."
Walka was dean o f the college for nine-and-
a-half years, rising to that position in
19 8 7.
Ronald Gunderson, a C B A associate
dean, will become interim dean while a
search for a new dean is conducted.
W alka’s decision to resign comes about
a month after the interim dean of the
College o f Creative and Communication
Arts, Bill Rugg, gave his notice.
Walka attributed his decision to step
down, after considering it for a year, to
good timing.
“It was not a good time for me to follow
through on what I wanted to do when we
Walka
were in the process o f getting a
new president, then a new pro­vost,"
he said about his deci­sion
to wait.
Walka received is bachelor’s
degree from Grinnell College,
where he majored in English.
He received his master sin busi­ness
admin isuauon from the
University of Indiana, and a
master of public administration
and a doctorate in political
economy and government from Harvard
University’s Joh n F. Kennedy School o f
G overnm ent
H e joined the college in fall 19 8 5 as
associate professor and director o f both
the master o f business administration pro­gram,
and the Center for Am erican Indi­an
Economic Development.
Walk^has long been active in economic
development activities at the local and
state levels.
He served as the first chairman o f the
Flagstaff Economic Development C om ­mission
and was founding president o f the
Greater Flagstaff Economic Council. He
also helped organize the .Arizona Univer­sity
Consortium, which includes the Uni­versity
o f Arizona, Arizona State Universi­ty
and the American Graduate School ( j i ,
International Management.
Walka was named interim dean o f C B A
in 19 8 6 before receiving his permanent
appointment.
Weekend to bring more snow
By Je n ife r Ragland
The Lumbcijack
Despite the record-breaki nglack o f snow­fall
this winter, meteorologists and .Ari­zona
Snowbowl officials say skiers and
snow boarders should no tyet give up hope.
Last n ight’s storm left only dust around
Flagstaff, but the San Francisco Peaks ac­cumulated
two inches at 10,800 feet, Na­tional
Weather Service meteorologist Kevin
M cG raph said.
.And a the same type o f quick-moving
system that passed through Northern Ari­zona
Wednesday is also expected to hit
this weekend, dropping a couple more
inches on the nearly bare mountain.
However, M cGraph said there has been
a change in the weather pattern, moving
away from the warm temperatures Flag­staff
residents have been experiencing so
late in the season. While no big storms are
expected within the next week, McGraph
said temperatures will be much cooler,
making theprobability for snowfall higher.
McGraph said he thinks the snow is on
its way. •
“It’s gonna happen sooner or later,” he
said. “January and February is the middle
of winter, and springtime storms can oc­cur
in March or A p ril.”
While almost everyone in Flagstaff has
been feeling the effects o f the dr}’ season,
N A U students are particularly concerned
with the impacts o f the weather on Ari­zona
Snowbowl. The resort’s student em­ployees
and season pass holders* are be­coming
more and more anxious as they
keep one eye on the sky.
J.R . M u rray, g e n e ra l m a n a g e r o f
Snowbowl, said officials are waiting until
the mountain does open o r does not open
to make a decision on what to do about
season passholders. Despite rumors and
misconceptions, Murray said no dec tsion
or speculation has been made regarding
refunds or discounts for passholders.
See S N O W , P a g e 4
• MLK Jr. commemoration vigil brings out marchers, memories
By Bekki Janson
The Lumberjack “
T w o hundred people gathered
on the N A U cam pus M onday for a
candlelight vigil to honor Martin
Luther King Jr. for his work in the
civil rights movement and showfaith
in his ideals.
T he Eighth Annual Martin L u th er
King J r . Celebration began at the
Un iversi ty Un ion and m arched south
through campus, ending at the du
Bois C onference Center with com­memorative
services.
“It is an opportunity for all o f us to
com e together as a com m unity," Uni­versity
President Clara M. Lovett said.
T h e theme for this year s march
was "A Call to Consciousness. ” T h e
theme was chosen “to get people to
wake up and be more active civilly,"
said Felicia McGinty, assistant d irec­tor
o f Center for Excellence in Ed u ­cation.
Kerry Strong, sophom ore dental
hygiene major, attributed K ing’s mes­sage
to her own life and the lives o f
those in her generation.
"W e are so strong we can make it.
We d o n ’t have to be the lost genera­tion."
Bruce G reen , 19 7 4 N A U aJtumni.
returns for the King m arch every
year, displaying buttons, pictures,
and a T u r n magazine signed by K ing
in a framed collage.
“I think it’s a fantastic holiday to
com m em orate a great political per­son,"
he said.
Lucas Masilo, a visitor from South
Africa, com m ented on the spirit o f
the march.
"T h is is the kind o f holiday when
everyone from different views can
come together and share their po­litical
and personal beliefs," Masilo
said.
The Rev. Joseph Harris, pastor o f
the First Baptist C h urch and repre­sentative
for the Flagstaff African
Am ericans for D evelopm ent organi­zation,
took this year’s them e to
heart.
In his speech Harris emphasized
the need for the youth o f today to
rem em ber K in g's ideals and use
them.
“ If there were ever a time in the
history o f this nation we should call
a revival A Call to Consciousness’
that time is now," he said. •
T h e im portance o f the involve­Sentor
sociology student Jim B usher proves to be a convenient mode of transport for
his grandson, Rashad Armstrong, at the MLK vigil Monday. “(Klng^wae a benchmark
in the evolution of the human race,’’ Busher said. “It’s wonderful to see that his work
Is continuing."
ment and abilities o f today’s youth to keep
what King and many others worked hard
for was stressed in a speec h made by G eorge
Tate, a counselor at the N A U Counseling
and Testing Center.
"Th e present has been a lime of regres­sion.!
call to you, a consciousness o f the
future, to raise the question, ‘W hat
might w'e becom e?’ " he said.
Many o f the students and Flagstaff
See K I N G , P a g e 4

Volume 93, Issue 6 e c o p y r ig h t 1996 Wednesday, January 17, 1996
Expert gives views on national trends, dialogue
N ew s Analysis cessful i f skeptics o f ten ure thought time limit that can onN be z W A -
BjjrRyan Van Benthuysea be favored it and £*ns o f tenure ished under specific tircura-
T U C SO N — T h e room wasfiill O ^ t s g o ^ T ^ ^ e d i r e c t k M i to T h e se circumstances include
o f people from Arizona's uni- the board on the topic o f tenure po o r performance, the d a co n -
rcrsitiesbuta Harvard man stole an d to get them to t e n con- onuatxra o f a program taught
the show. * c e m * openly, b f O m inflructot and budget
Richard Chait, professor o f In a press b h e fi^ b d fiw e ^ tb c *****h! €
Business dean steps down;
will remain on faculty list
Regents lay tenure concerns on discussion table
• New university expected to break tenure mold, offer contracts
B y Ryan Van Benthuysen
T ic Lumberjack
T U C S O N — T h e Arizona Internationa] Cam pus in
Tiicson will navigate its first year o f existence with no
tenure policy.
T h e Arizona Board o f Regents voted unanimously
oil Friday to offer one* to five-year con tracts i nstead of
tenure options to faculty at the new campus.
A I C is scheduled to open this fall with about 100
students and six faculty
members.
Mark Davis, student re­gent.
said the reasoning
behind the decision was
to( see if the university
cquld recruit high-caliber faculty without a tenure
system.
lin n Montgom ery, N A U faculty senate president,
sold recruiting good faculty will be easy but hanging
cn to them will be hard.
H t it n o t a question o f recruitment, it is a question
a tim m e k u i,” he said.
professors without the security o f tenure will tend
tojkeep their eyes open fo r employment opponuni-ritsw
h k h o ffer tenure elsewhere , M ontgom ery said
[ T h n c are people out there waiting to huv good
ffeuky." he said
The vote to start A IC without a tenure policy came
at the tail-end o f the Board’ s decision on Thursday to
keep a tenure system at the other Arizona universi­ties.
University o f Arizona President Manuel Pacheco,
who proposed the no-tenure plan at A IC . told the
board on Friday that it would be easier to start the
school without tenure.
Along with Pacheco, Davis said once tenure is in
place, it isvery difficult to
abolish.
T h e decision is open-e
n d ed . a llo w lin g th e
board to enact tenure
down the road i f n ece v
sary. Davis said.
In addition, the board approved a temporary loca­tion
for A I C
The campus wfll be in the Science and T echnology
Park 2 0 mile* south o f downtown Tucson and will
share space with eight other firms, including IBM .
Davis said he voted against the temporary location
but the measure still passed by a vote o f 5 -1 .
Because o f the school's emphasis on liberal arts,
Davis said the business environment o f the location is
S t* TENURE AT AIC, ?a* t 4
CONSCIOUSNESS CALLS
By G .E . Roybal
The Lumberjack
T h e second dean in as many
months is stepping down from
his post as head o f an N A U col­lege.
Joseph J. Walka, the longest
tenured dean in the history o f the
College o f Business Administra­tion,
resigned effective Jan. 8.
“It’s something I’ve wanted to
do for a about a year,” he said.
W alka will remain on the business col­lege
faculty.
His duties, he said, will be “primarily
teaching, but (also) to work on statewide
program s — non credit, short courses
around the state — and assisting commu­nities
and partners with us, in terms o f
community and economic development."
Walka was dean o f the college for nine-and-
a-half years, rising to that position in
19 8 7.
Ronald Gunderson, a C B A associate
dean, will become interim dean while a
search for a new dean is conducted.
W alka’s decision to resign comes about
a month after the interim dean of the
College o f Creative and Communication
Arts, Bill Rugg, gave his notice.
Walka attributed his decision to step
down, after considering it for a year, to
good timing.
“It was not a good time for me to follow
through on what I wanted to do when we
Walka
were in the process o f getting a
new president, then a new pro­vost,"
he said about his deci­sion
to wait.
Walka received is bachelor’s
degree from Grinnell College,
where he majored in English.
He received his master sin busi­ness
admin isuauon from the
University of Indiana, and a
master of public administration
and a doctorate in political
economy and government from Harvard
University’s Joh n F. Kennedy School o f
G overnm ent
H e joined the college in fall 19 8 5 as
associate professor and director o f both
the master o f business administration pro­gram,
and the Center for Am erican Indi­an
Economic Development.
Walk^has long been active in economic
development activities at the local and
state levels.
He served as the first chairman o f the
Flagstaff Economic Development C om ­mission
and was founding president o f the
Greater Flagstaff Economic Council. He
also helped organize the .Arizona Univer­sity
Consortium, which includes the Uni­versity
o f Arizona, Arizona State Universi­ty
and the American Graduate School ( j i ,
International Management.
Walka was named interim dean o f C B A
in 19 8 6 before receiving his permanent
appointment.
Weekend to bring more snow
By Je n ife r Ragland
The Lumbcijack
Despite the record-breaki nglack o f snow­fall
this winter, meteorologists and .Ari­zona
Snowbowl officials say skiers and
snow boarders should no tyet give up hope.
Last n ight’s storm left only dust around
Flagstaff, but the San Francisco Peaks ac­cumulated
two inches at 10,800 feet, Na­tional
Weather Service meteorologist Kevin
M cG raph said.
.And a the same type o f quick-moving
system that passed through Northern Ari­zona
Wednesday is also expected to hit
this weekend, dropping a couple more
inches on the nearly bare mountain.
However, M cGraph said there has been
a change in the weather pattern, moving
away from the warm temperatures Flag­staff
residents have been experiencing so
late in the season. While no big storms are
expected within the next week, McGraph
said temperatures will be much cooler,
making theprobability for snowfall higher.
McGraph said he thinks the snow is on
its way. •
“It’s gonna happen sooner or later,” he
said. “January and February is the middle
of winter, and springtime storms can oc­cur
in March or A p ril.”
While almost everyone in Flagstaff has
been feeling the effects o f the dr}’ season,
N A U students are particularly concerned
with the impacts o f the weather on Ari­zona
Snowbowl. The resort’s student em­ployees
and season pass holders* are be­coming
more and more anxious as they
keep one eye on the sky.
J.R . M u rray, g e n e ra l m a n a g e r o f
Snowbowl, said officials are waiting until
the mountain does open o r does not open
to make a decision on what to do about
season passholders. Despite rumors and
misconceptions, Murray said no dec tsion
or speculation has been made regarding
refunds or discounts for passholders.
See S N O W , P a g e 4
• MLK Jr. commemoration vigil brings out marchers, memories
By Bekki Janson
The Lumberjack “
T w o hundred people gathered
on the N A U cam pus M onday for a
candlelight vigil to honor Martin
Luther King Jr. for his work in the
civil rights movement and showfaith
in his ideals.
T he Eighth Annual Martin L u th er
King J r . Celebration began at the
Un iversi ty Un ion and m arched south
through campus, ending at the du
Bois C onference Center with com­memorative
services.
“It is an opportunity for all o f us to
com e together as a com m unity," Uni­versity
President Clara M. Lovett said.
T h e theme for this year s march
was "A Call to Consciousness. ” T h e
theme was chosen “to get people to
wake up and be more active civilly,"
said Felicia McGinty, assistant d irec­tor
o f Center for Excellence in Ed u ­cation.
Kerry Strong, sophom ore dental
hygiene major, attributed K ing’s mes­sage
to her own life and the lives o f
those in her generation.
"W e are so strong we can make it.
We d o n ’t have to be the lost genera­tion."
Bruce G reen , 19 7 4 N A U aJtumni.
returns for the King m arch every
year, displaying buttons, pictures,
and a T u r n magazine signed by K ing
in a framed collage.
“I think it’s a fantastic holiday to
com m em orate a great political per­son,"
he said.
Lucas Masilo, a visitor from South
Africa, com m ented on the spirit o f
the march.
"T h is is the kind o f holiday when
everyone from different views can
come together and share their po­litical
and personal beliefs," Masilo
said.
The Rev. Joseph Harris, pastor o f
the First Baptist C h urch and repre­sentative
for the Flagstaff African
Am ericans for D evelopm ent organi­zation,
took this year’s them e to
heart.
In his speech Harris emphasized
the need for the youth o f today to
rem em ber K in g's ideals and use
them.
“ If there were ever a time in the
history o f this nation we should call
a revival A Call to Consciousness’
that time is now," he said. •
T h e im portance o f the involve­Sentor
sociology student Jim B usher proves to be a convenient mode of transport for
his grandson, Rashad Armstrong, at the MLK vigil Monday. “(Klng^wae a benchmark
in the evolution of the human race,’’ Busher said. “It’s wonderful to see that his work
Is continuing."
ment and abilities o f today’s youth to keep
what King and many others worked hard
for was stressed in a speec h made by G eorge
Tate, a counselor at the N A U Counseling
and Testing Center.
"Th e present has been a lime of regres­sion.!
call to you, a consciousness o f the
future, to raise the question, ‘W hat
might w'e becom e?’ " he said.
Many o f the students and Flagstaff
See K I N G , P a g e 4